"He's nearly caused a riot here today when our fans decided to jump over the fence. I don't think that's caused by players, it's caused by some of the refereeing.

"It's nothing against Robbie Savage, or any Blackburn player - you just look for consistency. Then it gets out of hand and the referee loses control, and there's people flying all over the place. We've done very well to keep our heads."

Allardyce added: "From a football point of view, it's a fantastic performance from our boys. A real resilience and determination against all the odds to make sure we got something from the game and then possibly sneak a goal from Vaz Te.

"We were fortunate with the woodwork but I can only give the lads credit under difficult circumstances. They performed miracles."

Midfielder Kevin Nolan also commended Bolton for hanging on for a point.

"After quite a bad start when we had a man sent off so early we had to regroup but we made it difficult for Blackburn.

"We're pleased with a point but disappointed we couldn't keep 11 men on the field. We can get back to winning ways next week though."